2130-AC74 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Incorporation of Existing Waivers Into Regulations

This rulemaking would amend multiple regulations to incorporate existing waivers, or portions of those waivers, previously granted by FRA.  Waivers being considered for incorporation through this rulemaking address, for example, end of train device calibration requirements, duplicative or obsolete regulatory requirements under the Track Safety Standards, electronic brake valve waivers, certain roadway maintenance machine and roadway worker requirements subject to multiple 5-year waivers, and the use of Unit Condition Indicators for monitoring end-of-car cushioning units.  FRA believes that codifying the waivers under consideration would; (1) provide burden relief with the removal of the requirement to file for waivers and collect safety data on operations under the waiver; and (2) provide regulatory certainty, without compromising safety, based on the assessment of data collected during the time the waivers have been in effect.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 49 CFR 213 49 CFR 214 49 CFR 215 49 CFR 232 49 U.S.C. 20102 to 20107 49 U.S.C. 21301 to 21304 28 U.S.C. 2461, note ... No NPRM 09/00/2018 No Businesses None No No No No Kathryn Gresham Trial Attorney 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 493-6063 kathryn.gresham@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590